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Indrė Lukošiūtė

This Man Got Fed Up With Wrong Number Calls, Started To Act Like A Receptionist, Causing Chaos

A few years ago, we wrote about a quirky internet trend where people were texting their “number neighbors” — those whose phone numbers differ from theirs by just one digit. It was a fun way to connect with strangers and see what kind of unexpected replies might pop up.

But sometimes, having a number neighbor isn’t that nice. Reddit user Zerothreeonethree shared a story on r/MaliciousCompliance about how a small local business got stuck with answering a never-ending barrage of calls that were actually meant for the new doctor’s office.

What started as a minor annoyance quickly turned into something completely unbearable.

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